Because of Greece's less-than-fertile terrain, most of its cheeses are made from sheep's milk. Feta is, of course, the best-known Greek cheese, but fresh sheep's milk cheeses are common, as well. One of the most common of these ricotta-style cheeses is Myzithra. It has a much more interesting flavor and texture than most of the ricotta available in this country. The flavor is rather nutty, and the texture is cottony and drier than ricotta. This cheese works wonderfully in cooking, especially blended into pasta dishes. Our version of Myzithra is actually the pressed and dried version. It is similar to an Italian ricotta salata and is a popular grating cheese in Greece. The cheese is quite crumbly and salty, so a little bit can add a lot of flavor to your dishes.

A bit unusual,( quite salty ! ), but after getting the hang of it, it was wonderful. Used as almost a garnish for salads, and certain vegetables.
Try it with charcoal grilled eggplant.

By Daphnefrom Maineon Jan 01, 2016

Perfect

Myzithra is one of my kids favorites. Unable to dine at The Old Spaghetti Factory I-Gourmet is the next best thing. Thanks for a quick delivery. Christmas dinner was perfect.

By ~C~from Moon Jan 05, 2015

Perfection

I received my order of Myzithra cheese today.....It was perfect and arrived exactly as I had requested. I was worried that it wouldn't arrive in time, due to the holidays. But I chose my delivery date, during my order. Which, by the way, was a great option!! I needed the cheese today, which was my only option. So I could make an awesome dish of spaghetti with browned butter and Myzithra cheese....while my son was home. His job has allowed him to be home only twice in the past year. And he had specifically requested that I attempt this dish that we had discovered at the St Louis spaghetti factory. I made this super easy recipe and the cheese I had ordered from IGourmet, was perfect for the dish!!! Thank you SO much for making my family's dinner delicious!!
~C~

By Junefrom Georgiaon May 26, 2014

The best garnishing cheese ever made.

We love this cheese with a tiny bit of browned butter on broccoli, asparagus, just about any cooked green veggie. Also use some with browned butter over spaghetti and duplicate what you can order at the Spaghetti Factory restaurant for a light, tasty topping replacing heavy sauces.

By Dougfrom Corolla, NCon Mar 16, 2014

Myzithra Cheese

There is NO SUBSTITUTE for Mizithra/Myzithra when I make my Brown Butter Mizithra Speghetti! igourmet.com came through when others couldn't and DELIVERED the real stuff, on-time... Thanks for being there for me!

By Denisefrom Pennsylvaniaon Jan 29, 2014

Myzithra

Excellent cheese, wonderful subtle flavor!

By Robert Reynosofrom Los Angeles, CAon Jul 14, 2013

Excellent

This is a great cheese and we all enjoyed it's flavor and aroma. Thank you for making it available for us to enjoy.

By MontanaSpokanefrom WAon Jun 09, 2013

Excellent Cheese--Rich

a very tasty cheese--I use crumbled on Spaghetti with Browned Butter--can't be beat

By Mcfrom Coloradoon Jul 13, 2012

Mizithra

Arrived when they said it would and was still chilled. Tasted great!
Thank you

By Rick Dickeyfrom Waldoboro, Maineon Jun 10, 2012

Myzithra cheese

Just as I remember. I lived in Spokane, WA and always could find Myzithra in any grocery store. Since moving to Maine, I can't find it anywhere. It's the best cheese when putting brown butter over pasta and then grating Myzithra over it. With Maine ( ) would carry it. These farmers & fishermen don't know what their missing.